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Scope of Services
MWH is a global environmental consultancy and engineering organisation providing clients with a complete range of environmental services and products world-wide. We are confident that our expertise in waste management can support clients as we have provided services to the public, private and government sectors, including the following products.
- Waste management policy and strategy
- Waste minimisation, re-use and recovery
- Regulatory analysis
- Market analysis
- Environmental auditing/review
- Environmental assessment/ statements
- Risk assessment and impact assessments
- Planning applications
- Waste management licensing
- Landfill liner construction quality assurance
- Waste management facility design
- Contract preparation
- Construction management
- Landfill gas and leachate management
- Pollution abatement technologies
- Environmental monitoring
- Health and safety management
Waste Management Options and Strategies
MWH has experience in the development of policies and strategies for waste management and in the review of options for the management of waste. We recognise that the greatest opportunities to increase value exist in the early stages of a project’s development, as demonstrated in the figure below. By undertaking a value scoping workshop with the key stakeholders during the needs and strategy stage of a project, the key scheme drivers, base data and options are identified and developed during the feasibility stage to establish the optimal solution.
Key Project: UKAEA Winfrith, Best Practicable Environmental Option (BPEO) Study for Intermediate Level Waste (ILW) Store. As part of MWH current Front End Engineering project for the decommissioning of 2 nuclear reactors at the UKAEA Winfrith facility in Dorset we have undertaken a BPEO Study to arrive at the optimal solution for the handling and storage of ILW.
Handling, Storage and Treatment of Waste
MWH has extensive experience in developing solutions for the handling, storage and treatment of waste. As an environmental engineering company we focus on practicable solutions that meet best practice and regulatory requirements. Our core expertise lies in engineering solutions for the following:
- Landfill design, liner QA/QC, capping and closure
- Sediment (dredged and industrial) management, dewatering, washing, aggregate recovery
- Solidification and stabilisation of hazardous fraction
- Incineration of municipal waste sludges
Key Project: Augean (formerly Zerowaste) Waste Treatment Options for Port Clarence Hazardous Waste Landfill. MWH is currently reviewing pre-treatment technologies for one of the UK's largest hazardous waste landfill sites to meet the pre-treatment requirements of the Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005. The project includes waste stream analysis, technology appraisal, cost benefit analysis, outline design and cost estimating of candidate technologies. The deliverable will support Business Investment decisions for the client.
Guidance on Compliance with Regulations
MWH can support OGC Buying Solutions CUSTOMERS in keeping up to date with ever changing waste legislation, regulations and statutory requirements. Our internal Knowledge Management System, K-Net provides an internal knowledge sharing facility through which our technical professionals are informed of recent and forthcoming changes in legislation, including guidance notes from regulators on how new legislation will be implemented and enforced. To ensure we capture all changes to legislation we subscribe to a number of information sources, including Ends Report on-line and the following:
- Croner’s Environmental Management
- Croner’s Environment Briefing
- Croner’s Environmental Management: policy and procedures special reports
- Croner’s Waste Management
- Garner’s Environmental Law, includes Environmental Law Bulletin
- GEE Environmental Compliance Manual
Key Project: Defence Estates United States Forces (DEUSF), RAF Mildenhall, compliance advice and training. Following a solid waste opportunity assessment, which involved establishing all waste streams, handling, storage and disposal routes MWH has been requested to produce Guidance Manual and advice note for base personnel, including awareness training of the waste improvement programme.
The MWH Approach and Expertise
MWH draws on the capability and skills of waste managers, environmental scientists, engineers and information technology specialists to offer a focused, integrated approach to problem solving within waste management. MWH approach to providing waste management services is cognisant of sustainability principles and the stages of the waste management lifecycle that provide a framework for tackling waste management problems, as shown below:
- Waste prevention
- Waste minimisation
- Re-use
- Recycling
- Energy Recovery
- Final Disposal
Waste Management Hierarchy
Our technical lead, Robin Merlane has 15 years experience in the provision of waste management services including the management of landfill sites for a Landfill Operator. Our technical resources include engineering staff experienced in incineration, landfill design, leachate treatment, landfill closure risk assessment and process; and consultants experienced in strategy development, sustainability, waste auditing, waste management in construction and BPEO studies.
MWH's Michael Wright will lead the firm's Waste Management Services. Michael has 25 years experience in this field and will be responsible for ensuring that MWH exceeds clients’ expectations.
